Direct Support Personnel

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

• Be a personal companion to clients and act as a supportive Mend serving their needs and working to build their independence.
• Encourage and foster individuals' preferred goals, hobbies and interests.
• Assist with and work to strengthen the individuals' many daily living needs, including but not limited to nutrition, hygiene, exercise, communication, and socialization skills.
• Help individuals to bathe, groom and dress, eat and drink, if necessary, always working to ' improv self-reliance
• Help set individual goals and work client progress, noting any domestic changes, reporting to superiors.
• Make phone calls and drive clients to medical appointments, meetings, events, etc.
• Ensure client have their prescribed medication and coordinate with supervisor.
• Encourage individual skill development and work towards community integration.
• Develop meaningful relationships and connections with clients to make "them feel cared for and included in the community.
• Follow all health and safety protocol.
• Help clean, tidy home for the individuals.
• Attend education courses, training and get certificates as the job requires.
• Be compassionate, patient and encouraging support professional at all times.

Requirements :

High school diploma / GED required.

Other qualification

This is a part-time or hill-time, hourly position. Hours are flexible.